Jenson Brooksby and Yosuke Watanuki will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Ilkley Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on COURT 3. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jenson Brooksby who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jenson Brooksby is the pick to win this match.
Jenson Brooksby -> 1.6
Yosuke Watanuki -> 2.22

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Prediction and head to head Jenson Brooksby vs. Yosuke Watanuki

There is no head to head record between Jenson Brooksby and Yosuke Watanuki since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Jenson Brooksby

Jenson Brooksby

12 - 10win/loss

Hard
3-4
I Hard
0-2
Clay
9-4
Rank
53
High
33
LLWLWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 27-23 10-10 9-4 1-4 7-5 0-0
2024 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 5-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 27-23 16-10 2-4 6-5 3-4 0-0
2021 49-12 26-8 8-1 11-2 4-1 0-0

Ranked no. 151, Brooksby will start his run in the Ilkley Challenger after he played his last match at the Roland Garros where he lost 6-1 6-2 7-6(2) to Korda in the 2nd round on the 28th of May.

Brooksby has an overall 12-10 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on grass.

His best result of the season was conquering the title in Houston where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-4 6-2.

Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 166-91 record. He has a positive 7-5 record on grass.

Previously in the Ilkley Challenger

The American has never competed in this tournament before.

Ilkley Challenger
Brooksby's Record

Yosuke Watanuki

Yosuke Watanuki

17 - 11win/loss

Hard
13-9
I Hard
1-1
Grass
3-1
Rank
159
High
72
WWWWWLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 31-24 18-18 0-0 6-1 7-5 0-0
2024 11-11 9-8 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0
2023 43-23 29-12 7-5 1-2 6-4 0-0
2022 40-22 19-11 6-4 15-7 0-0 0-0
2021 18-17 8-9 2-3 6-4 2-1 0-0

Ranked no. 179, Yousuke will start his run in the Ilkley Challenger after he played his last match in the Birmingham Challenger where he lost 6-1 6-3

to Hijikata in the 2nd round on the 4th of June.

Yousuke has a composed 17-11 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Yousuke’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Gwangju Challenger.

In terms of his career, Yousuke has an overall 247-158 record. He has a positive 13-9 record on grass.

Ilkley Challenger
Watanuki's Record

Tennis Scores in Ilkley Challenger

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